Fool's Walk - 4 - The Emperor home

I am grown, scarred and strong.
I've warred and won, loved and mated:
potential grew to power, in me.

I tamed wild lands with blood and steel
then carved a throne from stone,
set ram horns where I rest my arms.

At my command, the courts rule fair,
merchants keep their balance true,
soldiers guard the quiet schools.

In my hands, an ankh and sphere,
each a sign to Life and World:
dwell within my ordered reign and thrive.

The Emperor from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck - copyright U.S. Games Systems, Inc.

The Fool
The Magician
The High
   Priestess

The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant

The Lovers
The Charioteer
Strength

The Hermit
The Wheel
   of Fortune
Justice

The Hanged Man
Death
Temperance

The Devil
The Tower
The Star

The Moon
The Sun
Judgement

The World

- Fool's Walk ©  2000-05 cyndi kirkpatrick
work in progress
- Illustration from The Rider-Waite Tarot
  © 1971 U.S. Games Systems, Inc.